Ahead Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Ahead Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ahead Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan111:16,240,35364,496
India61:127,844,230863,365
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Ahead (70) may also be a first name.

Ahead Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ahead Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ahead (Arabic: لاهيد, Hindi: अहमद, Marathi: एहाद) occurs most in Pakistan. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ahead? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,116,508th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Ahead are found; 78 percent are found in South Asia and 57 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held first name worldwide, borne by 70 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 16,240,353. In Pakistan Ahead is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 82 percent are found and Punjab, where 18 percent are found. Apart from Pakistan Ahead is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 26 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ashead9139/
Oahead912/
Aheyad911/
Ahejad911/
Aead89372/
Ahejhad834/
Aashead830/
Aeyad805/
Asead802/
Atead801/
Haead801/
Ohead801/
Acheat73108/
Oheads736/
Aheats732/
O'Head732/
Asheat731/
Hotead731/
Aoheed731/
Aeiyad731/
Ahijad731/
Ahiyad731/
Auheed731/
Hosead731/
Oaheyd731/
Haheid731/
Aheyat731/
Hoehad730/
Ashayed6723/
Achiyad6719/
Athayad6713/
Aoed678/
Asheyat676/
Aeat675/
Oaed674/
Athoyad674/
Asheyed672/
Achehat672/
Euad671/
Aeyd671/
Acheate671/
Ajtehad671/
Aisheat671/
Oead671/
Aeod671/

Ahead Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ahead in the Hindi language
अहमदahamada-
Ahead in the Marathi language
एहादehada-
Ahead in the Arabic language
لاهيدlahyd-
قدماqdma-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ahead
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